Get caught up with today's schedule and the past few days of Notre Dame coverage (links)

BCS National championship banners hang from the ceiling at the Fort Lauderdale airport. (Andrew Gribble/al.com)

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida -- Media members from Notre Dame and Alabama slowly began trickling into South Florida throughout New Year's Day, leaving cold and rainy conditions at their respective homes for Chamber of Commerce weather down by the beach.

The main attractions will do the same this afternoon.

Notre Dame is set to arrive at 2:30 p.m. CST at the Fort Lauderdale Airport while Alabama will land one hour later in Miami.

We'll have full coverage of the latter, as Nick Saban and the team's captains will briefly address the media before the Crimson Tide heads off to its hotel, Fontainebleau Miami Resort.

Alabama will practice in Tuscaloosa before it flies South. When it practices in South Florida, it will do so at Barry University.

It's about to get real busy over the next few days at the AL.com football page. We have an army here, so there will be no shortage of content.

While the action is still relatively slow, here's a look at what the Notre Dame beat did before it departed from South Bend.